Kentaro Matsumoto

Background

Matsumoto, Kentaro was born on July 17, 1924 in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. Son of Tsunejiro and Fumi (Morita) Matsumoto.

Education

Student, Tokyo Commercial College degree, U. Tokyo, 1947; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles Bachelor, California State University, Los Angeles, 1953.

Career

Teacher English, Tokyo Metropolitan Setagaya Technology High School, 1955-1957; instructor English, Japan Air Lines, Tokyo, 1957-1966; lecturer in English, Tokyo Young Men’s Christian Association English School, 1957-1977; assistant Professor of English and English linguistics, Meiji Pharmaceutical U., Tokyo, 1976-1981; professor, department chairman English language, Daito Bunka U., Tokyo, 1981-1990; professor, Meisei U., Tokyo, since 1990. Lecturer English Waseda U., Tokyo, since 1986. Lecturer English linguistics Daito Bunka U., since 1990, Rikkyo U., Tokyo, 1976-1984, Hosei U., Tokyo, since 1974.

Lecturer English Toita Women's Junior College, Tokyo, 1971-1974.

Achievements

• Kentaro Matsumoto has been listed as a noteworthy Linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Park South Self-Governing Association, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 1983-1985. Member Language Laboratory Association, Japan Association College English Teachers, Phontic Society.Japan, English Linguistic Society Japan, Japan Society English Usage and Style, Edward Sapir Society Japan, Japan Association Applied Linguistics, JapanAssn. for Studies in English Communication (trustee since 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: sports, music, fine arts, traveling.

Connections

Married Yoko Torii, February 27, 1947 (divorced1974). Children: Tsunefumi, Tsugufumi, Morifumi. Miyuki Tsukada, October 12, 1979.

Father:

Tsunejiro Matsumoto

Mother:

Fumi (Morita) Matsumoto

Spouse:

Yoko Torii

child:

Morifumi Matsumoto

child:

Tsunefumi Matsumoto

child:

Tsugufumi Matsumoto